Revival

Where the dazzling radiance receded, a massive Mountain Giant knelt on one knee.

Its enormous ninety-foot frame supported a vast space, shielding Yu Sheng'an, Erin, and Doman—who had been wrapped into a ball of plants and sunk into the ground—from Heavenly Punishment's strike!

Outsiders watched the spectacle; experts saw the intricacies.

While the citizens of Willis City were shocked by this Mountain Giant, which was a third larger than the Lava Giant;

the mages had already turned pale with fright!

Summoning a Lava Giant was terrifying enough.

Who could have imagined that Asheff had also contracted a Mountain Giant?

Just how immense was his Soul Power?

Even more unbelievable, the Lava Giant that had been blasted into a mass of magma rapidly reassembled and returned to its original form before everyone's eyes.

This scene exceeded every mage's understanding of Lava Giants.

Lava Giants were born from magma and dwelled in magma. In magma, their combat strength was equivalent to that of a Demigod, making them nearly impossible to kill.

Of course, that did not mean Lava Giants were invulnerable.

If they suffered a powerful enough attack to instantly destroy their bodies, they would still die.

Even in magma, even if they retained a wisp of their soul through Lava Shelter, it would take hundreds or thousands of years of gradual effort to condense a body again.

Let alone a Lava Giant that had left magma.

This should have been a certain death!

Yet Asheff's Lava Giant had brutally ground their magical knowledge into the dirt!

"Roar—"

The Lava Giant roared toward the sky, opened its mouth, and spewed a jet of searing flame at Marchie, who was hovering in the air.

Marchie hurriedly dodged, looking at Yu Sheng'an with terror on his face.

As an Archmage, the most powerful spell he had mastered was a sixth-tier spell, and there was only one: Heavenly Punishment!

If even Heavenly Punishment could not do anything to Asheff, what else could he do?

Rely on an endless stream of third- and fifth-tier spells to create an opening?

Marchie gritted his teeth and was about to decide on the most dangerous option of engaging in close combat when his legs suddenly went cold!

He instinctively controlled Levitation and darted aside, lowering his head to look. To his horror—his legs had been severed, and the stumps were falling straight from the sky.

Where he had been standing, a Shadow Demon licked its bloodstained claws with a savage expression, its figure gradually fading into the air.

"No—"

Marchie rushed toward his severed legs in terror, trying to retrieve them.

But just as he neared them, his world suddenly went dark.

A colossal palm descended from above and ruthlessly smashed him into the ground.

To the onlookers, the Mountain Giant that had been kneeling suddenly lifted its bent knee slightly, assuming the starting posture of a sprint.

In an instant, it shot forward, leaped high into the air, and slapped Marchie down with one palm!

"Bang!"

Marchie was violently driven into the Earth, smashing out a human-shaped crater.

A Shadow Demon appeared beside the crater and pulled him out.

Marchie had long since passed out. His head hung low, and his entire body was limp like a rag doll. Clearly, every bone in his body had been shattered.

If not for the powerful Soul Power and magic power of an Archmage sustaining him, he would have died long ago.

The wind brushed across this corner of the world, carrying a hint of scorching heat.

It was the heat radiated by the Lava Giant.

The world fell silent.

Countless people watched this scene in horror, gaining a direct and clear understanding of an Archmage's power.

And when they looked at Asheff again, their eyes were filled with fear!

Especially the members of the Willis Magic Plantation Federation.

They realized that unless they could kill Asheff in a single blow, then with his terrifying summons, no one beneath a Magic God could possibly be his opponent!

Yet they had actually offended such a terrifying figure?

Their despair was beyond words.

"Asheff, spare him when you can. The mistake he made has already been paid for with his plantation. Let him go!"

A quiet voice drifted over.

Only then did everyone realize in surprise that Magic God Dendall had appeared atop the city wall at some point, his black robes snapping sharply in the fierce wind.

Everyone wore incredulous expressions.

Asheff had not only destroyed the man's plantation, but had also beaten him until he was on the brink of death.

Most importantly, he had violated Willis's rule forbidding private fights. Yet Lord Dendall was instead gently asking him to release the man?

Who exactly was the Magic God here?

Was it you, or was it Asheff?

Yu Sheng'an glanced at Dendall. After a brief pause, the magic arrays beneath his summons lit up at a thought, and their figures vanished along with the gradually brightening glow.

The Shadow Demon also casually tossed Marchie onto the roadside like garbage.

After the Mountain Giant and Lava Giant vanished, everyone finally let out a slow breath of relief.

Setting everything else aside, the visual oppression brought by those two giants' immense bodies alone was enough to make people feel stifled.

Having done all this, Yu Sheng'an could not be bothered to reply. He turned and headed toward Willis City.

Erin hurriedly followed.

Wherever Yu Sheng'an went, the crowd automatically parted to form a path. Everyone looked at his youthful face with reverence, all kinds of emotions flashing in their eyes.

Awe, worship, fervor... there was no shortage of them.

After Yu Sheng'an passed by, the Wood Spirit Magic Apprentices from Magic Forest hurried after him as well.

Under the gazes of Willis City's citizens, they unconsciously straightened their backs, lifted their chins, and wore proud expressions!

Thanks to the Internet, the members of Magic Forest were practically watched by a sea of people throughout their journey across the city.

Those reverent gazes made their faces flush with excitement!

Look at us—we're members of Magic Forest.

By the time they returned to Magic Forest, many Magic Apprentices still felt unsatisfied.

When Erin came over to assign tasks, quite a few of them were still immersed in the earlier shock, discussing it animatedly as they cultivated plants.

As expected, this matter would certainly shake Willis!

It might even shake the Kevil Empire!

"Mr. Asheff, all the experimental tasks have been assigned," Erin said respectfully as she approached Yu Sheng'an. Besides awe, her eyes now held a trace of fervor.

"Mm. Keep an eye on things. I'm a little tired, so don't disturb me unless it's important," Yu Sheng'an said.

"Yes!" Erin hurriedly nodded, thinking, How could directing two giants in battle not be exhausting?

Little did she know, Yu Sheng'an was exhausted my ass.

Those summoned creatures had been brought forth through the power of the Contract. All he had needed to pay was a bit of Source Essence.

The reason he had made an excuse to leave was because the Lava Giant had sent him a plea!

Yu Sheng'an left the Underground Laboratory and sat cross-legged in meditation within the Magic Forest Side Hall.

In truth, his consciousness had returned to his true body. Using Divine Perspective, he looked upon the Lava Giant—Church—who had rendered him such outstanding service.

In a volcanic crater within the Abyss, Church knelt at the edge of thick, semi-solidified magma and prayed softly to the God of the Internet.

"Great God of the Internet, your divine power is so mighty, your strength so unfathomable. Church is willing to expand your territory and let your radiance illuminate the Abyss!"

As an elemental creature, Church's intelligence was not low.

It was only because it had lived in Abyssal volcanoes for so long, leading an overly "simple" life, that its intelligence seemed somewhat rigid.

But rigid did not mean stupid.

No one knew that what had happened today had completely awakened its ambition.

Back when Church had been inexplicably summoned into a small dark room, beaten up, and forced to sign an unequal Contract, it had both feared and hated Yu Sheng'an!

Of course, it had only dared to bury that hatred deep within its soul.

But everything that happened today had utterly dispelled that hatred!

When that terrifying pillar of lightning blasted it into fragments, Church's powerful soul had struggled to survive.

Yet sometimes, being alive was not a good thing.

Great terror invaded its soul.

It knew it was doomed.

Despair, vexation, rage, regret, pain, helplessness... countless negative emotions tormented it!

At that moment, it hated Yu Sheng'an to the extreme!

If not for Yu Sheng'an, how could it have died?

Yet just as it sank into absolute negativity, an immense surge of Vitality suddenly flowed from Yu Sheng'an through the mysterious Contract.

It had been revived.

It had revived on the spot, far away from Lava Land!

At that moment, joy filled its body and soul, while the experience of nearing death also awakened the ambitions buried deep in its heart!